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Ashley vs Kayla

Ashley and Kaylacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2012, Ashley was ranked #72 and Kayla #100 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2011, Ashley was ranked #90 and Kayla #95 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Ashley was ranked #443 and Kayla #130 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2017, Ashley was ranked #432 and Kayla #143 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Ashley was ranked #1406 and Kayla #332 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashley and Kayla over time

Ashley and Kayla appear together in 5 published lists, across 128 years of shared records. Kayla held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Ashley in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Ashley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Kayla in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2012, Ashley moved ahead of Kayla in New Zealand · Girls — #65 and #58 the year before became #72 and #100.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Ashley and Kayla changed places 12 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1985 and 2011, ending at #90 and #95.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 25 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Ashley and Kayla averaged 14.8 places apart, ending at #90 and #95.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ashley and Kayla were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1991 to 2025, ending at #443 and #130.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Ashley #23 in 1991, Kayla #18 in 1992.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1991–2025

    Ashley held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Kayla in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #137 in 1996, Kayla #21 in 2011.

    The order changed in 1999: Kayla moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #203 and #270; by 1999 that had become #294 and #227.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashley #443, Kayla #130.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Ashley held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Kayla in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Kayla #98 in 2011.

    The order changed in 2001: Kayla moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #278 and #300; by 2001 that had become #298 and #265.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #1406, Kayla #332.

  • New Zealand · Girls26 shared years, 1986–2012

    Ashley held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kayla in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #23 in 1991, Kayla #18 in 1992.

    The order changed in 2012: Ashley moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #65 and #58; by 2012 that had become #72 and #100.

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Ashley #72, Kayla #100.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls25 shared years, 1985–2011

    Ashley held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Kayla in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #17 in 1987, Kayla #28 in 1990.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Ashley #90, Kayla #95.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1998–2017

    Ashley held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kayla in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #176 in 2001, Kayla #40 in 2011.

    The order changed in 2002: Kayla moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #176 and #230; by 2002 that had become #252 and #128.

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Ashley #432, Kayla #143.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ashley

Pairs where Ashley shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Kayla

Pairs where Kayla shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ashley, Kayla
FieldAshleyKayla
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #130 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ashley and Kayla both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Ashley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1985–2011

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1987 (recorded 1985–2011).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Kayla

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1985

    First recorded at #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1986–2014

    Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in New Zealand, in 1992 (recorded 1986–2014).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #130 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls